A passenger in India attempted to carry a gun onto a plane, and the firearm accidentally discharged, injuring a security officer.

On the 16th, a man in India attempted to board a flight with a gun. While undergoing security checks, the weapon accidentally discharged, injuring two airport security personnel. According to a statement from the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation reported by Indian media, the 55-year-old man and his wife planned to take a flight operated by Air India Express from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh to Mumbai that morning. The man was carrying a registered handgun when a bullet accidentally fired during the security check at Varanasi Airport, striking one security personnel in the leg and another in the hand.